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It has been wholly counterproductive for them. but theyre not convinced of that, of course, john. >> jim clancy for us in seoul, south korea, monitoring the situation there. 38 minutes past the hour. trending online, after taking heat from florida lawmakers over their trip to cuba, beyonce and jay-z are getting some support from the u.s. treasury. the treasury department confirms that beyonce and jay-zs recent trip to cuba was approved in advance by the u.s. government. the travel embargo proh...

Redding classic, and mavis staples performed "ill take you there." al green was supposed to be there but -- >> we were looking forward to the president singing as well. did he not sing? >> the president always said al green was his favorite. al green couldnt go because he had back problems. no chance for the duty we weet all looking for. >> he could have sung anyway. >> later, well learn about the whole performance in memphis soul member booker t. and how gabby giffords wants to influence cong...

S. that is the memphis soul rocking the white house. the president and first lady hosted an all-star concert last night, featuring justin timber lake, cindi lauper, brooker t. jones. >> the president walked out with memphis soul sang "green onions." >> i just want everybody to know, its now my second term so rather than hail to the chief, were going with that. >> he can do what he wants now. joining us now, the legendary booker t.. i dont even know where to begin. a legendary night.

In order to maintain their show schedule, they need to fly 30 to 40 hours a month. the treasury department confirms that jay-z and beyonces recent trip to cuba was approved in advance by the u.s. government. the couple has been taking heat from several lawmakers over the controversial trip. the tourism embargo prohibits americans from visiting cuba for tourism. but two members of congress state that their visit was part of an educational exchange program. president obama paid tribute to memp...

Pictures here. the excitement unbelievable at booker t. walk high school in memphis, tennessee. president obama to speak at their commencement. kind of shows up a little bit ahead of time. actually this is tape. they are just rising to their feet. they cant gleev hes there. one girl, can you see there, just tears flowing there. so exciting. this is an incredible class of students. theyve won the 2011 presidents challenge, the race to the top challenge in terms of their own forms. lets take a lis...

All right. our mission possible today. you know what? sometimes we dont bring enough good news. weve got some new. look at that, honored and humbled. i dont know about the humbled part. ive been talking to this man for a few minutes here. but thats dionte bridges, a high school student out of atlanta. comes from one of the tougher neighborhoods here in the atlanta area. booker t. washington high school. he is now the first black male valedictorian at booker t. in some ten years, at least. this i...

I know what the research says, the research says if you have better teachers and better quality of teachers the kids will succeed and im not going to argue with the numbers, but if that child goes home and education is a priority in that home, the kid is going to feel empowered, the children are going to feel empowered and theyre going to want to work harder. i understand the political and the ideological arguments that occur between teachers and politicians but we have got to get back to the pa...